September 11, 2003

Name:

Rene

Age:

One and a half years old

Gender:

Male

Kind:

Syrian, Black Bear mix

Home:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

This
is Rene, our hamster. He is a year and a half old and is energetic
as a million hamsters at night. He loves to curl up and sleep with you
during the daytime and is very, very gentle as he has never bitten
anyone. He loves to explore our back yard and eat grass and dig in the
dirt. We named him Rene, after Rene Lévesque the former premier of
Quebec. Our relatives in Quebec joke that he is the only Separatist
hamster in Ontario!

Rene eats at the table with us at dinner and lunch time and will quietly
wash when he is finished. He also likes to be petted behind the ears
and stand very still in your hand. He also will eat out of your hand
and his favorite foods are baby greens and yoghurt. Rene also has a
very beautiful coat which he gets many compliments on when he makes new
friends. He is charming and a very sweet hamster!